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Technology's role in modern healthcare is growing. Artificial intelligence is being used for mental health, and smartphones can use add-ons to do things we never would have imagined ten years ago, like diagnose STDs and ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a miniature device that's sensitive enough to feel the forces generated by swimming bacteria and hear the beating of heart muscle cells.

Electronic devices that can not only be implanted in the human body but also completely dissolve on their own - known as "bioresorbable" electronics - are envisioned by many as one of medical technology's next frontiers....

A tiny, otherwise pristine island is smothered by our blast from the past: vast amounts of decades-old plastic from around the world

Most contraceptives include steroid hormones at concentrations that can produce side effects in women. Scientists have now found two non-steroid chemicals that are effective at lower doses, potentially providing a better...

In cancer, immune cells infiltrate tumors -- but it hasn't been known which immune cells exit the tumor or where they go next. Researchers have shown that activated T cells are the main immune cell to leave tumors, and t...

Near-infrared light proves an effective and precise tool for engineering tissues from stem cells, report scientists.

Researchers have conducted a study of Ebola survivors to determine if the virus has any specific effects on the back on the eye using an ultra widefield retinal camera.

New research has explored the potential side effects of the stimulant drug Ritalin on those without ADHD showed changes in brain chemistry associated with risk-taking behavior, sleep disruption and other undesirable effe...

Ebola outbreaks are set to be managed quickly and efficiently, saving lives, with a new approach developed by an international team of researchers, which helps to streamline outbreak decision-making.

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a way to deliver a drug to a tumor by attaching it to a blood cell. The innovation could let doctors target tumors with anticancer drugs that might otherwise damage healt...

Quantum mechanics, it seems, is where physics breaks from making intuitive sense. In the realm of the infinitesimal, particles can be in two places at once, or display the "spooky" properties of entanglement. But it migh...

New diagnoses for two types of skin cancer increased in recent years, according to a team of researchers. Their paper uses medical records from the Rochester Epidemiology Project to compare diagnoses of basal cell carcin...

Researchers examined the mechanisms of B cell immune reconstitution in pediatric patients who had undergone bone marrow transplantation and discovered a disruption in the maturation of B cells -- critical to the immune s...

Patients with castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) usually have a poor prognosis. In part, this is due to the cancer's ability to resist anti-androgen therapy. A study shows that combining a CPT1A inhibitors with ...

Unexpected highs are a consequence of using new marijuana products and edibles, products that have flooded the marijuana market since legalization of recreational marijuana use.

Students have developed a new, 100-percent biodegradable feminine maxi pad that is made of all natural materials and is much thinner and more comfortable than other similar products. The SHERO Pad uses a processed form o...

Researchers have found a new, more accurate way to determine if adolescents are overweight, important findings considering many school districts label adolescents -- who tend to be more vulnerable to weight bias and fat ...

Neighborhoods with greater poverty and disorganization may play a greater role in problem drinking than the availability of bars and stores that sell hard liquor, a new study has found.

A type of eye drop has been developed that could potentially revolutionize the treatment of one of the leading causes of blindness, age-related macular degeneration.

In one of the most comprehensive studies to date, researchers have identified potential adverse reactions of a commonly used multiple sclerosis drug.

A new blood test known as IsoPSA detects prostate cancer more precisely than current tests in two crucial measures -- distinguishing cancer from benign conditions, and identifying patients with high-risk disease. By iden...